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Assembly Bill A7968

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge; repealer

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2011-A7968 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add ยง186-f sub 6, Tax L

2011-A7968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge and amends the distributions of monies collected pursuant to such surcharge.

2011-A7968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7968

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TENNEY, ABINANTI, BLANKENBUSH, BURLING, CROUCH,
  LOSQUADRO, D. MILLER, MONTESANO, RA, REILICH -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  CALHOUN,  CERETTO, JOHNS, McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO,
  SAYWARD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the public  safety  communi-
  cations  surcharge and repealing certain provisions of such law relat-
  ing thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 186-f of the tax law is REPEALED
and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
  6. DISTRIBUTION. THE MONIES COLLECTED FROM THE  SURCHARGE  IMPOSED  BY
THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (A)  FIFTY-EIGHT  AND  THREE-TENTHS  PERCENT  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR THE
PROVISION OF GRANTS OR REIMBURSEMENTS TO COUNTIES FOR  THE  DEVELOPMENT,
CONSOLIDATION,  OR  OPERATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS OR
NETWORKS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS  FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS, TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
ISSUED BY THE STATE. ANNUAL GRANTS MAY CONSIDER COSTS BORNE BY A MUNICI-
PALITY  RELATED  TO  THE  ISSUANCE OF LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
BONDS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF  THE  PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES  LAW,  WHEN  THE  MUNICIPALITY  HAS QUALIFIED AS AN APPROVED
PARTICIPANT IN A STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM UNDER THE
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE STATE, AND  MAINTAINS  COMPLIANCE
WITH  SUCH STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES. THE GRANT AMOUNT WILL BE PRESCRIBED
PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY, AND MAY NOT EXCEED THIR-
TY PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL COST BORNE BY THE MUNICIPALITY IN  RELATION  TO
SUCH BONDS; AND
  (B)  FORTY-ONE  AND SEVEN-TENTHS PERCENT SHALL BE JOINTLY APPORTIONED,
PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE  COMMISSIONER,  TO:
(I) THE STATE POLICE, (II) THE NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES REVOLV-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10600-02-1
              

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